Crooks: Fox Boots Palin To Sidelines

Fox News has decided to squelch one of the main buglers for the tea party brigade, Sarah Palin. … The particulars of the Palin parting haven’t been reported, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Fox News wanted more work in exchange for that $1 million annual salary. Eric Ostermeier, a University of Minnesota political science professor with an enviable amount of free time, conducted a count of all the words Palin uttered during her three-year pundit stretch and concluded that she was paid $15.85 per word, popping up to comment about once every seven days. In a week’s time, I write three editorials and a column, totaling about 2,100 words. At the Palin rate, it would cost the newspaper $33,285 per week/ Gary Crooks , SR, Smart Bombs. More here. (AP file photo)

Question: Has Sarah Palin finally run her course?